Capacity Building Models Through Distance Education

4143 HiREC Endowment: Building Models in Research Capacity for Infrastructure Sustainability and Productivity

Journal of Clinical and Translational Science ◽

10.1017/cts.2020.214 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (s1) ◽

pp. 62-63

Author(s):

Lourdes E. Soto de Laurido ◽

Walter R. Frontera ◽

Aracelis Huertas

Keyword(s):

Phase I ◽

Capacity Building ◽

Conflict Of Interest ◽

Junior Faculty ◽

Research Capacity ◽

Research Infrastructure ◽

Infrastructure Development ◽

Research Capacity Building ◽

Research Award ◽

Building Models

OBJECTIVES/GOALS: Improve infrastructure, resources, partnerships, and metrics to enhance the research environment for Hispanic researchers as a Minority Serving Institution. To support the research infrastructure in our Campus to encourage a research culture of sustainability and productivity. METHODS/STUDY POPULATION: Development of four research capacity-building models to enhance the pathway of junior researchers as independent researchers:1. MSc Phase I-Scholar Award 2 years in a Post Doctoral Master in CTR ; 2. Advanced CTR Award 1 year to support research infrastructure development in submitting a grant to NIH with the mentoring of a Visiting Endowed Chair; 3. Mini Infrastructure Research Award 1 year provides funds to increase research productivity; 4. Award on Excellence in CTR recognizes a faculty member with a distinguished research portfolio that support HiREC Career Coach and Mentoring approach. HiREC targets junior faculty, early and mid-career researchers from our two partners Schools. RESULTS/ANTICIPATED RESULTS: HiREC has been recognize as support for research infrastructure development. Since 2011, 10 MSc Phase I-Scholar Awards have been granted increasing the pool of trained Hispanics researchers in P. R., the Advanced CTR Award of $50,000 each, from March, 2019, was granted to 2 women researchers from the SoM and 2 Visiting Endowed Chair were accepted as candidates. The Mini Infrastructure Research Award, since 2017, supported the development of 2 Science labs, data analysis, 3 peer review publications and other research capacity building. Two researchers from the SoM were honored with the HiREC 2018 Award on Excellence in CTR heighten the institutional recognition of top researchers’ endeavors. DISCUSSION/SIGNIFICANCE OF IMPACT: It’s imperative to pursue specific strategies that lead to successful research capacity-building models. By acknowledging institutional research infrastructure needs, trendy scientific and technological knowledges and researchers’ needs, HiREC have been able to successfully accomplish its mission. CONFLICT OF INTEREST DESCRIPTION: Authors have no conflict of interest in this research.

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The role of partnerships in academic capacity building in open and online distance education

Distance Education ◽

10.1080/01587919.2016.1184399 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 37 (2) ◽

pp. 196-207

Author(s):

Geesje van den Berg ◽

Muriel Joffe ◽

Stella C. S. Porto

Keyword(s):

Distance Education ◽

Capacity Building ◽

Online Distance Education ◽

Online Distance

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Continuing Distance Education: A Capacity-Building Tool for the De-isolation of Care Professionals and Researchers

Journal of General Internal Medicine ◽

10.1007/s11606-013-2522-1 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 28 (S3) ◽

pp. 666-670 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Cheikh Oumar Bagayoko ◽

Caroline Perrin ◽

Marie-Pierre Gagnon ◽

Antoine Geissbuhler

Keyword(s):

Distance Education ◽

Capacity Building

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Evaluation of Technology-Enabled Collaborative Learning and Capacity Building Models: Materials for a Report to Congress

10.7249/rr2934 ◽

2019 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Shira Fischer ◽

Adam Rose ◽

Ryan McBain ◽

Laura Faherty ◽

Jessica Sousa ◽

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Keyword(s):

Collaborative Learning ◽

Capacity Building ◽

Building Models

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E-learning based distance education programme on Remote Sensing and Geoinformation Science – An initiative of IIRS

ISPRS - International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences ◽

10.5194/isprsarchives-xl-8-1237-2014 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol XL-8 ◽

pp. 1237-1241

Author(s):

H. Karnatak ◽

P. L. N. Raju ◽

Y. V. N. Krishna Murthy ◽

S. K. Srivastav ◽

P. K. Gupta

Keyword(s):

Remote Sensing ◽

Distance Education ◽

Capacity Building ◽

Internet Technology ◽

Geographical Information ◽

Full Potential ◽

Free Data ◽

Target User ◽

E Learning ◽

User Groups

IIRS has initiated its interactive distance education based capacity building under IIRS outreach programme in year 2007 where more than 15000+ students were trained in the field of geospatial technology using Satellite based interactive terminals and internet based learning using A-View software. During last decade the utilization of Internet technology by different user groups in the society is emerged as a technological revaluation which has directly affect the life of human being. The Internet is used extensively in India for various purposes right from entrainment to critical decision making in government machinery. The role of internet technology is very important for capacity building in any discipline which can satisfy the needs of maximum users in minimum time. Further to enhance the outreach of geospatial science and technology, IIRS has initiated e-learning based certificate courses of different durations. The contents for e-learning based capacity building programme are developed for various target user groups including mid-career professionals, researchers, academia, fresh graduates, and user department professionals from different States and Central Government ministries. The official website of IIRS e-learning is hosted at <a href="http://http://elearning.iirs.gov.in" target="_blank">http://elearning.iirs.gov.in</a>. The contents of IIRS e-learning programme are flexible for anytime, anywhere learning keeping in mind the demands of geographically dispersed audience and their requirements. The program is comprehensive with variety of online delivery modes with interactive, easy to learn and having a proper blend of concepts and practical to elicit students' full potential. The course content of this programme includes Image Statistics, Basics of Remote Sensing, Photogrammetry and Cartography, Digital Image Processing, Geographical Information System, Global Positioning System, Customization of Geospatial tools and Applications of Geospatial Technologies. The syllabus of the courses is as per latest developments and trends in geo-spatial science and technologies with specific focus on Indian case studies for geo-spatial applications. The learning is made available through interactive 2D and 3D animations, audio, video for practical demonstrations, software operations with free data applications. The learning methods are implemented to make it more interactive and learner centric application with practical examples of real world problems.

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